Weds night at #DNCinPHL : protesters breach security perimeter, police attack crowd. #DemsInPhilly #DemConvention pic.twitter.com/2jEjQUmAJ3— Unicorn Riot (@UR_Ninja) July 28, 2016
Yeah, those officers didn't look tense.Philadelphia Police said they detained seven people who breached the fence at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. The Secret Service arrested the seven and said they faced felony charges for entering a restricted area.
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Police Commissioner Richard Ross said protesters were warned repeatedly not to breach the area.
"For whatever reason, they chose to do it anyway with multiple officers sitting there waiting for them, so it was over before it started," Ross said, explaining the situation never got tense for the officers, who were still in "soft" clothes rather than protective gear.
NBC Philadelphia
Here's another video, presumably of the same protest. Some folks thought it would be a good idea to burn the American flag. And one idiot set herself on fire in the process. Looks like she was trying to stomp out the fire, in an ankle-length skirt. Brilliant.
Without incident, eh?The U.S, Secret Service said seven people entered through the outer perimeter fence and into a Secret Service designated secure zone. They were detained without incident by Philadelphia police and are expected to be federally charged with entering a restricted area.
USA Today
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